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Field archery is any archery discipline that involves shooting at outdoor targets of varying and often unmarked distance, typically in woodland and rough terrain.. Being a traditional field sport as well as a widely recognized competitive sport in its own right, field archery can be used to improve the techniques and fitness required for bowhunting in a realistic wilderness setting.
Field archery was introduced to the United Kingdom by US armed forces personnel stationed in the UK during World War II and the subsequent Cold War period.. Archers wanting to practice field archery formed clubs such as the Severn Valley Field Archers and the Dunkery Field Bowmen.
The International Field Archery Association (IFAA), is an amateur sports association that represents 50,000 field archers in 40 member countries. It was founded in 1970. It was founded in 1970. IFAA promotes competition between international and national associations and formulates the rules governing international competition.
Archery GB, is the largest archery organisation of target archery in the United Kingdom, the society also covers either forms of archery including field archery, flight archery and Clout archery. The society is currently responsible for over 750 clubs and 32,000 registered members across the UK, all of whom may receive the magazine Archery UK ...
Field archery involves shooting at targets of varying (and sometimes unmarked) distance, often in rough terrain. Three common types of rounds (in the NFAA) are the field, hunter, and animal. A round consists of 28 targets in two units of 14 (until the early 60's two rounds of 28 were shot for 56 targets).
The WFAA holds annual National Championships for field archery, 3D Bowhunting and Indoor target archery. Archers from Wales also compete in the UK & Ireland Field Archery Championships which are held annually and which consists of archers from Wales, England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. The hosting of this tournament ...
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Archery GB; Archery UK; E. English longbow; G. The Glade (magazine) ... Welsh Field Archery Association This page was last edited on 26 July 2020, at 04:39 (UTC ...